The Majority World Collection contains materials from Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library at Princeton Theological Seminary pertaining to theology or religion in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Digitization was funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation . This content is also available in the Theological Commons .
Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute seeks to promote the study and preservation of the Syriac heritage and language, and to facilitate opportunities for people to pursue the study of this ancient legacy globally. The eBethArké (Syriac for “digital library”) project was envisaged by George A. Kiraz in 2000 to become an open-access online library of Syriac books and material on Syriac studies. Beth Mardutho quickly partnered with Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS), The Catholic University...
The Moffett Korea Collection consists of the personal papers of Samuel Hugh Moffett (1916–2015), Henry W. Luce Professor of Ecumenics and Mission at Princeton Theological Seminary (1981–1986), those of his wife, Eileen Flower Moffett (1928–), and manuscript materials, publications, clippings, and related non-print media regarding Korea, including the history of Korean missions, the Korean churches, and religion in Korea. There are also Moffett genealogical materials and personal papers...
The James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards contains nearly 20,000 postcards depicting church architecture across the United States. The collection was begun in the early 1900s by the young John Christian Tanis, father of James Robert Tanis, donor of the postcards to Special Collections and Archives at Princeton Theological Seminary. The word “church” here has been very broadly interpreted to include religious buildings of all faiths, including temples, synagogues and mosques. The...
The Princeton Town Topics is a free weekly newspaper distributed to every household of the New Jersey municipalities of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, and parts of Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, West Windsor Township, Lawrence Township, Pennington, Montgomery Township, and South Brunswick Township, with an estimated readership of 14,000. The Town Topics is known for its coverage of its two primary municipalities, Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, as well as its coverage...
In October 2013, the Waldensian Church in Italy (Chiesa Valdese) , through its participation in Italy’s Otto per Mille program, awarded Princeton Theological Seminary a grant to expand the collection of books and periodicals in the Theological Commons . Although the grant placed no restrictions on the subject matter of texts to be digitized, as a gesture of appreciation library staff at Princeton Seminary selected materials that included, among other subjects, works that are either directly...
The Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Foundation turns today’s gifts into legacies for the future. Each of their gifts serves the church in ways that reflect the values and passions of donors and their families and the unique spirit of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. In 2014, the PHPC Foundation (Dallas, Texas) bestowed a gift to Princeton Theological Seminary to digitize content for the Theological Commons , to honor their senior pastor, Dr. Blair Monie, on the occasion of his...
The Foundation of San Marino Community Church (San Marino, California), established in 1958, creates current and future giving opportunities for members of the Church who give back, in response to God’s blessings. The Foundation is an active steward of the Church’s endowment, a collection of pooled and individual funds which donors have asked the Foundation to hold and invest in perpetuity. Disbursements from the endowment are distributed on an annual basis and support every aspect of the...
Hymn texts in Zulu, title page and preface in English
Topic: Hymns, Zulu
"The text of the old version is used and is printed at the top of each subject." -- Foreword
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Topic: Bible
Words only
Topic: Hymns, Spanish
Handwritten manuscript on vellum and bound in vellum. Initials in red and green
Topic: Breviaries
Title in Hindi at head of title-page
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Majority World Collection
18,788
19K
1807
1807
by
Scio de San Miguel, Felipe, 1738-1786
texts
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Latin and Spanish in parallel columns
xiv, 111 p. 19 cm
Topic: Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
383, 105 p. : 16 cm
Topics: Bible, Psalters, Psalms (Music), Hymns, French, Catechisms, French, Huguenots
xi, 90 pages ; 22 cm
Topics: Jesus Christ -- Words -- Meditations, Jesus Christ, Lord's prayer -- Meditations, Beatitudes --...
1st edition copy inscribed to the Lord Bishop of Argyll and the Isles by Sir Henry Baker (front flyleaf)
Topics: Church of England, Hymns, English
iv, 452 p. ; 18 cm
Topic: Bible
Includes index
Topics: Bible, Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian, Cosmogony, Babylonian
The large print format indicates this is possibly an organist's edition
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Topics: Church of England, Hymns, English
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Princeton Theological Seminary
3,830
3.8K
1874
1874
by
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A; Duryea, Joseph Tuthill, 1832-1898, comp
texts
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Also published under title: The Hymnal
Topics: Presbyterian Church, Hymns, English
413 p. of music ; 14 x 18 cm
Topics: Tune-books, Hymns, English
Interleaved
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Topic: Bible
"Printed in the United States of America, press of the Jewish publication society, Philadelphia, Penna."
Topic: Hebrew language
pt.I. The Khândogya-upanishad. The Talavakâra-upanishad. The Aitareya-âranyaka. The Kaushîtaki-brâhmana-upanishad the the Vâgasaneyi-samhitâ-upanishad.--pt.II. The Katha-upanishad. The Mundaka-upanishad. The Taittirîyaka-upanishad. The Brihadâranyaka-upanishad. The Svetâsvatara-upanishad. The Maitrâyana-brâhmana-upanishad
cxxxviii p., 1 l., 620 p. 23 cm
Majority World Collection
14,747
15K
1872
1872
by
Hepburn, J. C. (James Curtis), 1815-1911
texts
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xxxi, 632 p., 1 l., 201 p. 28 cm
Topics: Japanese language, English language
"List of hymn books": p. 559
Topics: Hymns, Hymns, English, Hymn writers
"Colectánea Biblica, vol. III."
Topic: Jesus Christ
572 p. ; 22 cm
Topic: Bible
Princeton Theological Seminary
27,459
27K
1904
1904
by
Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934
texts
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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Mythology, Egyptian, Egypt -- Religion
Princeton Theological Seminary
60,107
60K
1886
1886
by
Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599; Nicholson, Brinsley, 1824-1892
texts
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From an edition of 250 copies
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Topics: Witchcraft, Magic, Demonology
xviii, 298 p. 23 cm
Topic: Bible
Words only
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Topic: Hymns, Spanish
pt.I. The Khândogya-upanishad. The Talavakâra-upanishad. The Aitareya-âranyaka. The Kaushîtaki-brâhmana-upanishad the the Vâgasaneyi-samhitâ-upanishad.--pt.II. The Katha-upanishad. The Mundaka-upanishad. The Taittirîyaka-upanishad. The Brihadâranyaka-upanishad. The Svetâsvatara-upanishad. The Maitrâyana-brâhmana-upanishad
Majority World Collection
4,454
4.5K
1929
1929
by
John of the Cross, Saint, 1542-1591; Silverio, of St. Teresa, 1878-1954
texts
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v. 1. Preliminares -- v. 2. Súbida y noche oscura -- v. 3. Cántico espiritual -- v. 4. Llama de amor viva (cautelas, avisos, cartas, poesía) -- v. 5. Procesos de beatificación y canonización
Topics: Catholic Church, Theology
2 v. 22 cm
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Topics: Mythology, Religion, Primitive, Magic, Superstition
272 p. ; 20 cm
Topics: Mennonites -- Doctrines, Baptism -- Biblical teaching, Lord's Supper -- Biblical teaching
182 p. 24 cm
Topics: Hieroglyphic Bibles, Bible stories
xix, 411 p. 22 cm
Topics: Mythology, Hindu -- Dictionaries, Sanskrit literature -- Dictionaries
2 v. ; 21 cm
Topic: English language -- Dictionaries Early works to 1800
iv, 338 p. ; 22 cm
Topic: Bible
Cover title
Topic: Women missionaries
xxvii, [1], 603 p. 23 cm
Topics: Brahmanism, Hinduism
Majority World Collection
4,154
4.2K
1946
1946
by
Bover y Oliver, José María, 1877- ed. and tr
texts
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At head of title: El Nuevo Testamento traducido del griego y comentado. 1
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Topic: Bible
379 p. : 22 cm
Topics: Protestants, Evangelicalism
191 p. 19 cm
Topic: Indians of South America
Colección El hombre, 5
Topic: Revolutions
vi, 189 p. ; 19cm
Topics: American Sunday-School Union, Fathers of the church, Apostolic Fathers
Plates printed on both sides
Topics: Astronomy in the Bible, Bible and science, Religion and science
282 p. ; 20 cm
Topics: Christian life, Conduct of life, Stewardship, Christian
Majority World Collection
1,416
1.4K
1883
1883
by
Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900
texts
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xviii, [19]-282 p. 19 cm
Topics: Vedas, Sanskrit literature
Vol. 1 has title: Hindu tribes and castes, as represented in Benares
Topics: Caste, Hindus
4 v. 25 cm
Topics: Ethnology, Caste
Princeton Theological Seminary
14,698
15K
1895
1895
by
Cowell, Edward B. (Edward Byles), 1826-1903, ed; Chalmers, Robert, Sir, b. 1858, tr; Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950, tr; Francis, H. T. (Henry Thomas), 1837-1924, tr; Neil, Robert Alexander, 1852-1901, tr
texts
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vol. I translated by Robert Chalmers, 1895 --vol. II by W.H.D. Rouse, 1895 --vol. III by H.T. Francis and R.A. Neil, 1897 --vol. IV by W.H.D. Rouse, 1901 --vol. V by H.T. Francis, 1905 --vol. VI by E.B. Cowell and W.H.D. Rouse, 1907
Topic: Buddhism
Majority World Collection
11,791
12K
1953
1953
by
Reina, Casiodoro de, ca. 1520-1594; Valera, Cipriano de, 1532?-1625
texts
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Majority World Collection
3,666
3.7K
1964
1964
by
Francisco, Clyde Taylor, 1916-; Sampey, John Richard, 1863-1946. Syllabus for Old Testament study
texts
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Translation of Introducing the Old Testament
Topic: Bible
xi, 682 p. : 24 cm
Topics: Baptists -- Hymns History and criticism, Hymnwriters -- Biography, Hymns, English -- History and...
Princeton Theological Seminary
28,414
28K
1911
1911
by
Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934
texts
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2 v. 26 cm
Topics: Osiris (Egyptian deity), Eschatology, Egyptian
Majority World Collection
10,925
11K
The Chronicle & directory for China, Corea, Japan, the Philippines, Cochin-China, Annam, Tonquin, Siam, Borneo, Straits Settlements, Malay states, &c. : (with which is incorporated The China directory) for the year ...
1892
1892
texts
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Title varies slightly
Topics: China -- Directories, Japan -- Directories, Thailand -- Directories, Philippines -- Directories,...
v. 1. Origin and early work of the Society. Polynesia. Africa. Madagascar. Appendix I. A complete list of the missionaries who have laboured in Polynesia, Africa, and Madagascar. Appendix II. Letter from W. H. Wills on the origination of the London Missionary Society. -- v. 2. India. West Indies. China. Missions abandoned. Home affairs: 1821-1895. Appendices: I. A complete list of the missionaries of the London Missionary Society who have laboured in India, the West Indies, Ultra-Ganges, China,...
Topics: London Missionary Society, Missions
Majority World Collection
9,636
9.6K
1880
1880
by
Hodgson, B. H. (Brian Houghton), 1800-1894; Rost, Reinhold, 1822-1896
texts
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Edited by Reinhold Rost.These essays are republished from various sources
Topics: Ethnology, Ethnology, Munda languages, Dravidian languages, Tibeto-Burman languages, Mon-Khmer...